More than half of university students surveyed have tried a meat alternative
Top reasons for trying meat alternatives were liking to try new foods, hearing a lot about alternatives, and being curious, according to a new study...
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Team find brain mechanism that automatically links objects in our minds
Credit: Johns Hopkins University When people see a toothbrush, a car, a tree -- any individual object -- their brain automatically associates it with other...
Study sheds light on mechanism of liposome accumulation in tumors
CU Cancer Center researcher says results could impact how we diagnose, monitor, and treat tumors with liposomes.Credit: CU Cancer Center The new study, titled "Liposomal...
Researchers overcome winking, napping pigs to prove brain test works
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - If you've ever been to an eye doctor, there's a good chance you've felt the...
New Alzheimer’s treatment targets identified
Study points to FDA-approved drugs that have potential to slow or reverse brain damageCredit: Washington University School of Medicine A research team at Washington University...
Coastal wetlands are nature’s flood defences
They offer more protection than we thought, estuaries study showsCredit: Swansea University Coastal wetlands - such as salt marshes - provide even more flood protection...
Continental pirouettes
Supervolcano fed from Earth's mantle caused crustal plates to rotateCredit: Alisha Steinberger The plates of the Earth's crust perform complicated movements that can be attributed...
How fishing communities are responding to climate change
Wellesley professor examines how fishers are adapting to climate-related changes in species distribution and locationCredit: Courtesy of Eva Papaioannou What happens when climate change affects...
Of the same stripe: Turing patterns link tropical fish and bismuth crystal growth
Scientists prove Turing patterns, usually studied in living organisms and chemical systems, also manifest at the nanoscale in monoatomic bismuth layersCredit: Yuki Fuseya from University...
$1.4 million grant increases coverage of Mississippi River Basin
Walton Family Foundation grant will create the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, covering agriculture, water and environmental issues within the regionCredit: Unsplash The...
Why we need to talk openly about vaccine side effects
We need to talk openly about vaccine side effects if we are to defeat the coronavirus pandemicCredit: Aarhus University Concerns have been raised about the...
Arab participation in global genomic study could lead to new therapies for COVID patients
Researchers from Qatar Foundation Research, Development, and Innovation's Qatar Genome Programme contribute toward global initiative that can lead to therapeutic targets in addition to the...
Sandia-led center to advance understanding of new solar panel technology
Research will support perovskite technology performance, reliability, bankabilityCredit: Photo by Randy Montoya/Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The Department of Energy recently awarded $14 million...
New radio receiver opens wider window to radio universe
Credit: Osaka Prefecture University/NAOJ Researchers have used the latest wireless technology to develop a new radio receiver for astronomy. The receiver is capable of capturing...
UC San Diego Health first in nation to implant new device for chronic back pain
Treatment provides non-opiate alternative that is minimally invasive with emphasis on functional restorationCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Advancing options for persons living with chronic...
